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Fix bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/269966 This fixes a long-standing and serious problem with long-running IPython sessions. Finally! Many thanks to John D. Hunter and Sameer D'Costa for the feedback, especially for Sameer's patch that finally put me on the right track for a clean solution.

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"""Set of functions to work with console on Windows.
"""
#*****************************************************************************
# Copyright (C) 2005 Alexander Belchenko <bialix@ukr.net>
#
# This file is placed in the public domain.
#
#*****************************************************************************
__author__ = 'Alexander Belchenko (e-mail: bialix AT ukr.net)'
__license__ = 'Public domain'
import struct
try:
import ctypes
except ImportError:
ctypes = None
def get_console_size(defaultx=80, defaulty=25):
""" Return size of current console.
This function try to determine actual size of current working
console window and return tuple (sizex, sizey) if success,
or default size (defaultx, defaulty) otherwise.
Dependencies: ctypes should be installed.
"""
if ctypes is None:
# no ctypes is found
return (defaultx, defaulty)
h = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(-11)
csbi = ctypes.create_string_buffer(22)
res = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(h, csbi)
if res:
(bufx, bufy, curx, cury, wattr,
left, top, right, bottom, maxx, maxy) = struct.unpack("hhhhHhhhhhh",
csbi.raw)
sizex = right - left + 1
sizey = bottom - top + 1
return (sizex, sizey)
else:
return (defaultx, defaulty)